Mauricio “Tinguinha” Mariano is a 5th-degree back belt, the owner of Tinguinha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Yorba Linda, California, and also the national director for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program for all UFC Gyms. He talked about the importance of having mentors in your life, his struggle with asking for help, which I resonate very much…

Yasi Pujols is a purple belt under Pablo Silva and has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas in Austin. Yasi works with BJJ athletes to overcome anxiety and performance nerves. This episode we talked a little bit more about Jiu-Jitsu then usual, she shared her competition experiences and dealing with performance…

Lucas Lepri is a nine-time black belt World Champion(Gi & No-Gi) who is in the Hall of Fame of the IBJJF. He talked about the struggles of balancing being a professional athlete, a husband, and father, and a business owner. During the interview, he mentioned that after he won his first black belt World title…

Andre Terencio is a fourth-degree black belt Andre Terencio, the co-founder of Brazil-021 School of Jiu-Jitsu, with multiple locations in the U.S, Canada, and Brazil, he is also the co-founder of the Brazil-021 Social Project. He shared the importance of persistence and practice in everything you do, he shared a couple of success stories from…

Mahamed Aly is an IBJJF Black Belt Adult World Champion Gi & No-Gi. He shared the early days of his career, the challenge of balancing the life of a professional athlete while building his personal brand and spending time with his family. During the interview, the word commitment popped up a few times, which inspired…